Congressman David Scott unexpectedly passed away at the age of 80 on Wednesday. Scott served as the representative of Georgia 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes parts of Newton County. Photo by Carolyn Kaster | The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — A special election will be held to fill the unexpired term of the late Congressman David Scott (D-Georgia). Scott, who represented parts of Newton County as part of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday at the age of 80. His cause of death has yet to be publicly revealed. Scott’s passing leaves a vacancy in the U.S. House of Representatives until Dec. 31. As a result, Gov. Brian Kemp will have to call for a special election. According to the Georgia Code of Elections, Kemp has 10 days to issue a writ of election via an executive order. The special election would have to take place no less than 30 days after it is called. All qualified candidates will appear on one ballot, and a runoff will be scheduled in the event that the top two candidates do not receive over 50% of the vote. The last time Kemp set a special election for Congress was for the 14th Co

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